What’s not to love about living on the farm? Wide open spaces, beautiful sunsets, the lake nearby, wheat field lining the driveway, and kids climbing on hay bales? The list goes on…

For a while, I’d lost my “holiday spirit”. Yes, I decorated for Christmas and set out a few pumpkins at Halloween, but I lost the love for the smells, the music and the lights. Then a little 10-year-old came into my life and reminded me of what it’s like to have the spirit, imagination and creativity of a child.

I even decorate for Valentine’s Day, which is my least favorite holiday of all!

Last year, we took one round bale to the end of the driveway and spray painted it as a jack-o-lantern. We had to out-do ourselves this year by stacking two and painting a minion. “Stuart” comes complete with a ratchet strap to hold his tire eye in place! Up closer to the house is my old wooden gate ($2 junk sale purchase!) adorned with dry corn stalks, pumpkins, red metal chair and scarecrow, and an old ash bucket with mums in it.

Now, I need to finish two more minion costumes and we will be ready for Halloween.

Until we walk again …